Fiery Minivet
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Fiery Minivet

Pericrocotus igneus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
105 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fiery minivet (Pericrocotus igneus) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. Its range includes Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are broadleaf, secondary and coastal forests. It is threatened by forest clearance and has been assessed as near-threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery Minivet sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Cuckooshrike

Lesser Cuckooshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina fimbriata

10–20% · With luck
Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
LC

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike

Bird

Coracina striata

Insufficient data
Pied Triller
LC

Pied Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage nigra

Insufficient data
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus xanthopygius

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fiery Minivet in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery Minivet sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fiery Minivet in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

August has the highest sighting rate for Fiery Minivet in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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